the 2005 dirty poll: the results

[groovypanda]

okay i'll be updating this thread over the next few days with the results.

we had close to 150 different albums voted for in the end and i'm only going to post the top 50 here.

thanks to every one who took part and i for one will be checking out some of the albums that did well that i haven't heard

and so without any further procrastination, ladies and gentlemen, i give you the winners....

01 come on feel the illinoise sufjan stevens
02 silent alarm bloc party
03 let us never speak of it again outhud
04 demon days gorillaz
05 takk sigur ros
06 late registration kanye west
07 lcd soundsystem lcd soundsystem
08 arular m.i.a.
09 multiply jamie lidell
10 love kraft super furry animals
11 playing the angel depeche mode
12 push the button chemical brothers
13 the mouse & the mask dangerdoom
14 ok cowboy vitalic
15 ruby blue roisin murphy
16 the debt collection the shortwave set
17 the understanding röyksopp
18 the magic numbers the magic numbers
19 leaders of the free world elbow
20 inbetween dreams jack johnson
21 the campfire headphase boards of canada
22 x&y coldplay
23 george is on deep dish
24 the craft blackalicious
25= be common
25= hot fuss the killers
25= funeral arcade fire
28 supernature goldfrapp
29= everything’s ecstatic four tet
29= clap your hands say yeah clap your hands say yeah
32 64-95 lemon jelly
33= broken social scene broken social scene
33= extraordinary machine fiona apple
35= some cities doves
35= the milk of human kindness caribou
37= evolution fight cyne
37= cripple crow devendra banhart
37= live it out metric
37= stars of cctv hard fi
41 blue eyed in the red room boom bip
42 digital ash in a digital urn bright eyes
43= set & drift diefenbach
43= hells winter cage
43= bugged out damian lazarus
43= celestial sun mountains in the sky
43= destroy rock & roll mylo
43= very fast very dangerous reuben
43= cold roses ryan adams
50 hold your colour pendulum

[Eikman]

oh come on just post the damn thing, this ain't pitchfork here! :D

[ceramic'cow]

oooh, who voted for Ryan Adams? i never got round to listening to that album, but i'm quite a fan of some of his older stuff.


also wasn't Mylo 2004?

[dubman]

mylo was 2004...

[Eikman]

damn you ally! :D

[Dirty0900]

mylo was 2004...

And hes still releasing singles from it...........Muscle cars just entered our crap chart.

[absolute zero]

goddam i am out of the loop :confused:, only ppl i heard of is ryan adams and bright eyes. only heard diefenbach from a last.fm recommendation. i got mad catchin' up to do.

[gambit]

goddam i am out of the loop :confused:, only ppl i heard of is ryan adams and bright eyes. only heard diefenbach from a last.fm recommendation. i got mad catchin' up to do.Meh, I don't know of any of those people, but I still got some damn good music this year. The rest of the list should shape up with recognizable names. Maybe.

[groovypanda]

mylo was 2004...yup, as were the killers and arcade fire (US anyway). still people voted from them so they're there :)

matt

[groovypanda]

goddam i am out of the loop :confused:, only ppl i heard of is ryan adams and bright eyes. only heard diefenbach from a last.fm recommendation. i wonder who recommended that ;) :)

[gambit]

Just out of curiosity, are all our albums being posted in the list or just the top 50?

[groovypanda]

Just out of curiosity, are all our albums being posted in the list or just the top 50?which bit of "i'm only going to post the top 50" didn't you understand ;) :)

[patrick]

which bit of "i'm only going to post the top 50" didn't you understand ;) :)
clearly the whole part!

[gambit]

which bit of "i'm only going to post the top 50" didn't you understand ;) :)The part that I didn't read! :D

[groovypanda]

more top albums added above...

[Dirty0900]

Lemon Jelly got fairly high, it got terrible reviews. its not their strongest release to date but still a typical fun and bouncy record all the same.

[Eikman]

this is the worst list ever.

[gambit]

Wow. Someone else has listened to Deep Dish's album? I thought I was the only one. Wooo!

[groovypanda]

this is the worst list ever.bah humbug

if you ask me, there's some fantastic albums in the list so far with more to come :)

[Eikman]

but none for which i voted yet ;)

[groovypanda]

but none for which i voted yet ;)look again ;)

[Eikman]

oh right, there's roisin now. well, that's something i guess ;)

coldplay on #22 is shocking tho....

[groovypanda]

oh right, there's roisin now. well, that's something i guess ;)

coldplay on #22 is shocking tho....i agree - biggest disappointment of the year for me was that album... :(

and what about number 37... :)

[big screen satellite]

well i was gonna say it was looking better now but i realised that Coldplay are above Deep Dish...

who the fuck voted for coldplay...?!?! ;)

still at least they are not Number one....

[big screen satellite]

and if i knew that we could vote for albums from previous years i might have voted for Technique by New Order from '87...

;)

[groovypanda]

and then there were five....

[Tiger]

and then there were five....

this is like water torture without the fun:D

[groovypanda]

okay, so just two albums to go but what could they be..? ;)

[dubman]

possibly:

sufjan stevens
animal collective
isolee

junior senior?

[thee carp dreamer]

personally, i'm wondering where the juan maclean album was...
or venetian snares...

[Dirty0900]

personally, i'm wondering where the juan maclean album was...
or venetian snares...

probably not at number 1 or 2. Snare's Rossz Csillag Alatt Született album was one of the most orignal records of last year IMO.

[bryantm3]

this is the worst list ever.
amen to that.

[groovypanda]

amen to that.well maybe if you'd been arsed to vote yourself then some of the albums you liked may have made the list :rolleyes:

the list was voted for by the people here on dirty so is representative of what the majority of people here liked during the year

and besides if you look at some of these (http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/navigate.do?ct&pPageID=1678) polls you'll see most of the albums above doing pretty well on them...

[groovypanda]

in the end there could be only one winner - a well derserved round of applause to mr stevens and his magnificent come on feel the illinoise album.

i was surprised to see bloc party do so well, not that it's not a great album, its just that it din't seem to get much attention here on dirty during the year

disappointments for me was that no else voted for roots manuva, king creosote or hal but there you are and biggest surprise was hardly anyone voted for isolee after it got lots of praise during the year...

[Eikman]

bloc party on #2! i'm outta here.....

[monkeyboy]

personally, i'm wondering where the juan maclean album was...
or venetian snares...

which venetian snares album of 2005...they released like 3 albums this year...if it isn't more...I'm not sure but its was a fuckin lot.

My top albums didn;t really make the list...like Reuben, Buck 65, Death From Above 1979, Million Dead, Pete Philly and Perquisite, Every Time I Die, Dalek, Minus The Bear. Crap! But Bloc Party and LCD did..but thats obvious.

EDIT: O...Reuben - Very fast very dangerous did make the list....number 43 HELL YEAH :D

[Dirty0900]

which venetian snares album of 2005...they released like 3 albums this year...if it isn't more...I'm not sure but its was a fuckin lot.

My top albums didn;t really make the list...like Reuben, Buck 65, Death From Above 1979, Million Dead, Pete Philly and Perquisite, Every Time I Die, Dalek, Minus The Bear. Crap! But Bloc Party and LCD did..but thats obvious.

EDIT: O...Reuben - Very fast very dangerous did make the list....number 43 HELL YEAH :D

Three things from him i think, definatly two. - Infolsepsy EP, Rossz... and Meathole.

[bavarianbeer]

I hear a lot of things about Sufjan Stevens, but I myself am not familiar. Would anybody care to tell me what the big deal is?

[kylie]

what a load of crap!!! did you even count my vote???

[nikki websta]

what a load of crap!!! did you even count my vote???

or mine???

[dubman]

he's just the standard once a year record thats full of infectiously enjoyable ballads and rock and pop songs that seem to be effortlessly constructed but are really quite inspired.

wasnt my number one, lets say that he's got a 74 minute record that's without a bad song on it.

and yeah, this list is.... =/

[ceramic'cow]

for heaven's sake. it's a best of year list. there's no way everyone's going to agree with it. in fact, i doubt anyone agrees with it 100%. that's not the point. it's a fair record of what the dirty community as a whole has enjoyed this year. personally, i think Takk should be higher, cos it was my record of the year, but evidently enough people disagreed with me to keep it down at no. 5. take it for what it is and don't expect it to necessarily reflect your own tastes.

[dubman]

you make sense, and appear well-reasoned and perhaps even correct.
HOWEVER:
i present to you this evidence.

here then, are some inclusions on this list:

coldplay
jack johnson
royksopp
chemical brothers at number 12
the killers
goldfrapp
the doves.

the persecu-- ahem, prosecution rests.

[bavarianbeer]

Ah, come on, the Goldfrapp album is pretty decent. Mind you, I'm not sure when you'd actually listen to it. It's designed as seduction music, I think, but I doubt whether any actual women would be seduced by it. I guess if a woman wanted to seduce a man, she could put that album on and then it would work pretty well.

[den]

My number 2 and number 4 choices were at number 1 and number 3. I struck out on everything else.

I usually like looking at these lists because it gives me a chance to check out a lot of good things that I may missed in the past year. But this year, the list doesn't exicte me as much. Personal preferences, I suppose.

[groovypanda]

bloc party on #2! i'm outta here.....more dirts voted for that album than for any other - sufjan only beat it as people generally placed illinoise higher in their lists than bloc party

it might not be your cup of tea eike but it is a great album...

[groovypanda]

you make sense, and appear well-reasoned and perhaps even correct.
HOWEVER:
i present to you this evidence.

here then, are some inclusions on this list:

coldplay
jack johnson
royksopp
chemical brothers at number 12
the killers
goldfrapp
the doves.

the persecu-- ahem, prosecution rests.

coldplay - yup, pretty average album

jack johnson - fucking great album

royksopp - good, not great, but worthy of inclusion in a top 50

the killers - another fantastic album albeit released in 2004

goldfrapp - excellent album and probably the one madonna wanted to make

the doves - another great album, not in my top 10 for the year but only because there were so many great albums this year

so, what exactly was your evidence..? :p

[Tiger]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Eikman
bloc party on #2! i'm outta here.....


more dirts voted for that album than for any other - sufjan only beat it as people generally placed illinoise higher in their lists than bloc party

it might not be your cup of tea eike but it is a great album...

if you started liking the bloc i'm sure women would go on dates;)

on a serious note, i'm surprised howl by BRMC didn't make it on the list, i love that album, the songwritings just so strong

[Eikman]

i've even seen Bloc Party live last year and i don't think their album is bad. i guess i'm just shocked to see so much indie and chartrock on that list. it looks as if it's compiled by your usual indie dj and hence, boring.

[lukeyd]

i think that reflects the fact that the "indie" genre has received a much needed kick up the backside this past year

[Eikman]

no wonder when labels like Warp start signing bands like Maximo Park :rolleyes:

[groovypanda]

no wonder when labels like Warp start signing bands like Maximo Park :rolleyes:
Now you’re getting into elitism & musical snobbery – why shouldn’t an ‘electronic’ label like Warp go out & sign guitar bands..? Especially when they’re as good as Maximo Park are :)

I don’t know the exact figures but I wouldn’t be surprised if Maximo Park were now Warp’s best-selling act. And the money they make from that will enable them to keep signing less commercial eclectic electronic acts – which will obviously keep the less open minded Warp fans happy ;)

[Eikman]

Now you’re getting into elitism & musical snobbery – why shouldn’t an ‘electronic’ label like Warp go out & sign guitar bands..? Especially when they’re as good as MaximoPark are

because we need more AFX and Autechre...hehehe, just kidding.

i was a bit disappointed with recent warp releases and the direction they are going to take. while the first gravenhurst album still somehow fitted in Warp's catalogue, Maximo Park were, and still are, unrepresentative for Warp as a label IMO. that's not supposed to sound snobby, but there was a time when you could buy every warp album without pre-listening.

on the one hand i like the fact that a label tries to evolve by signing different artists, warp has done that before and has a rather widespread spectrum that goes far beyond Aphex and the like, but on the other hand, bands like Maximo Park, who have nothing to do with electronic music at all and are featured in teen magazines, don't add up to the credibility of a label like warp, no matter how much money they make (i'm pretty certain maximo park is the best selling act on warp right now). ok, maybe i am a little snobby here. ;)
but if i wasn't open minded about music, i would not have voted Sufjan Stevens and Kanye West as my favourite albums of 2005....

btw, i have seen Maximo Park live twice last year and i still think they're shite. :)

[big screen satellite]

. ok, maybe i am a little snobby here. ;)
but if i wasn't open minded about music, i would not have voted Sufjan Stevens and Kanye West as my favourite albums of 2005....

i have to agree with the eik on this one...i personally like and collect a couple of labels, and would feel the same if they started promoting 'dodgy' teen friendly bands just to make a fast buck...not that JBO will do that eh Steve ;)

it IS snobby but so what... and its not to say i don't like teen friendly music...i love Kylie for example, (and that includes her music)...and i can appreciate some of the more 'teen friendly' chart acts, but if my 'fav' labels started compromising their original ideals i'd feel kinda let down...no doubt though i'd still buy it... :(

however, i've only heard one Maximo Park track and didn't even know they were on warp and am now shocked to hear they are!!!....but i'd say it was a long way away from the warp i remember, Forgemasters, Sweet Exorcist and LFO...bleep

tbh 0 I can't really comment on this list even though i submitted my votes...despite reading this forum regularly, I don't really know that much about the music being made today (i.e. in this list), i'm a bit out of the loop, and prefer the old days...i have enough music here already, to start opening new doors... :p - I think my only vote in the top 50 was Deep Dish - George is On

but one thing i do know - Coldplay are shite

[Eikman]

i have to agree with the eik on this one...i personally like and collect a couple of labels, and would feel the same if they started promoting 'dodgy' teen friendly bands just to make a fast buck...


i would not even go that far and say that they signed them only in order to make some quick cash. after all, maximo park had never put out a record before, so maybe even Warp was surprised by their success.

i don't care about teen friendly bands either (i mean, Maximo Park aren't the new backstreet boys or so), but i care about the music one of my favourite labels is releasing, especially when it came such a long way like Warp, as you say.

[dubman]

coldplay - yup, pretty average album terrible

jack johnson - fucking great albumnon-entity

royksopp - good, not great, but worthy of inclusion in a top 50 but there's at least 50 albums better than this one

the killers - another fantastic album albeit released in 2004 intensely annoying

goldfrapp - excellent album and probably the one madonna wanted to make, on second thought maybe not, because madonna wanted price to make a shamelessly full on disco album, and goldfrapp had a different idea. an idea... that was ultimately as tepid and spotty as the meadonna album.

the doves - another great album, not in my top 10 for the year but only because there were so many great albums this year yawn-a-thon.

so, what exactly was your evidence..? :p

my evidence is that you need an editor ;)

[Tiger]

i have seen Maximo Park live twice last year and i still think they're shite. :)

didn't rate em live either, although do like their apply some pressure track, the rest dn't do anything 4 me

[Dirty0900]

There far from a band marketted to teens, just a band that teens seem to like with a sudden surge in indie stuff being quite populat at the moment.I've seen them 14 times since they played tiny little clubs and i still like em, but they do need to piss off for a bit as they'll end up like the killers and bore people silly.

Tis a good thing for Warp to sign different stuff and as allready mentioned, lets them sign more electronic stuff from MP's success. Got no idea how much they cost to sign, but Battles who signed to Warp must have been a fair wack.

[patrick]

i just gotta say that i´m happy to see that other people voted for that cyne albumn because is was the hottest shit this side of the equator and i posted a topic on it 6 months ago and no one responded to my disapointment

[Eikman]

i just gotta say that i´m happy to see that other people voted for that cyne albumn because is was the hottest shit this side of the equator and i posted a topic on it 6 months ago and no one responded to my disapointment

one of them would be me, which is cool, because i'm the hottest shit on the other side of the equator. :p

btw, i must have a) missed your thread or b) the band was unknown to me then. still, one of the best rap albums out there last year.

[aldeny]

I'm a bit late to chime in, but where is Tom Vek on the list? Surely someone voted for the Brit...

[groovypanda]

I'm a bit late to chime in, but where is Tom Vek on the list? Surely someone voted for the Brit...he was at #63... :)

[ceramic'cow]

I'm a bit late to chime in, but where is Tom Vek on the list? Surely someone voted for the Brit...

i voted for him. shower me with praise

[Dirty0900]

he was at #63... :)

so how many entiries were there overall?